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Handheld Transceiver
Military HF set
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 0.001 % ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Channelized ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 28.015-28.465 MHz 1.6-30 MHz 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM: < 1.0 μV For 10dB S+N/N
FM: < 0.5 μV For 12dB S+N/N
SSB/CW: < 0.5 μV For 10dB S+N/N
? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz (AM-1st, SSB)
2nd 455 KHz (AM-2nd)
? 450 kHz
Image rejection > 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5W @ 10% THD ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 28.015-28.465 MHz 1.6-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   USB   LSB   All mode   -
RF-output AM/FM/CW: 9 W RMS, SSB: 25 W PEP ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC nominal ±15% ? Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX < 1.2 A ? 80 W
TX < 5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 201x Between 2014 and 20xx in China Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 200 × 60 × 273 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 10.75 in)
? ?
Weight 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 240 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication Military communication
Features AM/FM/SSB/CW ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RANGER-SS-003900EGHP PANDA-RF-000041A00A EDDYSTONE-000730/6